Propagation
Surface sow fresh seed during spring and prick out when large enough to handle. Seedlings commonly are not true to type.

Division of established clumps or divide rhizomes with one or more rosette of leaves during autumn or after flowering. Place cuttings in a sand and peat mixture and keep moist, not wet.


Botanic information
Leaf: The large orbicular leaves have a leathery texture with a crenate to serrate margin and a cordate base. The petiole is long and sheathed at the base and are arranged in a rosette. The upper surface is glabrous and may be puckered and the underside is dull green with prominent veins.

Flower: The small pink campanulate flowers have 5-green sepals and 5-expending free petals and a red pedicle. They are numerous flowers arranged in an upright panicle-like branched cyme that is held above the foliage on a thick reddish leafless scape up to 400mm (16in) tall appearing from late winter to spring.

Fruit: The small capsule is 2- parted and contains numerous seeds. The seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively to maintain true to type.